April 2008 'A Warrior's Daily Journal' The Agape Letters Ministry

Tuesday April 1, 2008       "3 R's to Unlock the Kingdom!" Matthew 16:19 (Amplified Bible) (Jesus speaking) I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven. I am believing that by sunset today, someone's life is going to be Eternally and Forever 'Transformed', by the Power of God, where another soul will be 'Recovered and Restored' from satan's deadly grip of darkness which leads to destruction, and has for so long blinded their hearts to the Truth of God's Love.

Wednesday April 2, 2008       "ONE with the Father!" John 10:38 (Amplified Bible) (Jesus speaking) But if I do them, even though you do not believe Me or have faith in Me, [at least] believe the works and have faith in what I do, in order that you may know and understand [clearly] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [One with Him]. Through these WORDs, Christ Jesus desires to teach HIS Disciples the Truth of God's Kingdom, that we may know and understand that HIS Father's WORKs are to be done through us, because our Faith in HIM WHO Loves us so much, bears a beautiful testimony to the fact that HE would give HIS own Life for us.

Thursday April 3, 2008       "Connecting the Dots!" 1 Corinthians 6:20 (Amplified Bible) You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own].So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body. Knowing that Christ Jesus gave HIS Life for me, as the Apostle Paul explains, going even further to reveal the Purpose of God's Kingdom and how I must strive to live PEACEfully among others who share Faith in HIM.

Friday April 4, 2008       "Kingdom Tell-a-Gram!" John 6:63 (Amplified Bible) (Jesus speaking) It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life. John the Apostle records Christ Jesus confronting those who heard HIS WORDs and were confused and offended by them, complaining and grumbling that HIS WORDs were uncomprehendable.

Monday April 7, 2008       "Warrior under FIRE!" 1 Peter 1:7 (Amplified Bible) So that [the genuineness] of your faith may be tested, [your faith] which is infinitely more precious than the perishable gold which is tested and purified by fire. [This proving of your faith is intended] to redound to [your] praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is revealed. The night Christ Jesus was arrested in the Garden, the Apostle Peter had surely proven his bravery to be unquestionable, but it was his loyalty to Christ that would later be tested when asked by the servant girl if he was one of Jesus' disciples, as they both stood in the courtyard outside warming themselves by the fire.

Tuesday April 8, 2008       "FAITH Report!" Acts 14:22 (Amplified Bible) Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. The day after he had been brutally beaten by stoning and left for dead, God restored the Apostle Paul for an even greater WORK than ever before.

Wednesday April 9, 2008       "ZEALous!" 1 Corinthians 2:12 (Amplified Bible) Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God. These WORDs of the Apostle Paul reveal to me more about his conviction as to the purpose for which God's Spirit used him in strengthening and empowering those Believers in the 1st century Church.

Thursday April 10, 2008       "FOR-bearing!" John 15:16 (Amplified Version) (Jesus speaking) You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you. No matter how much I try to justify myself to other people, it is who I am in God's sight that carries weight for eternity.

Friday April 11, 2008       "While They Weep!" 2 Corinthians 7:10 (Amplified Version) For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in death]. The Apostle Paul himself witnessed the grief and sorrow of so many who, without knowing Christ Jesus as their Savior and Lord, lived in hopeless desparation day after day.

Monday April 14, 2008       "Operational Manifest!" 2 Timothy 3:17 (Amplified Version) So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work. By God's Spirit do I receive understanding as to the Good WORK that I must accomplish as a laborer of the harvest in the Kingdom of God.

Tuesday April 15, 2008       "Plain and Open!" John 16:25 (Amplified Version) (Jesus speaking) I have told you these things in parables (veiled language, allegories, dark sayings); the hour is now coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures of speech,but I shall tell you about the Father in plain words and openly (without reserve). Through these WORDs spoken by Christ, it is clear that God desires to reveal HIMself plainly and clearly to all who seek to know Truth.

Wednesday April 16, 2008       "Obedient to the Faith!" Romans 1:5 (Amplified Version) It is through Him that we have received grace (God's unmerited favor) and [our] apostleship to promoteobedience to the faith and make disciples for His name's sake among all the nations, It is evident that the Apostle Paul understood God's desire that all the nations hear the Gospel of Salvation and Redemption by Grace through Faith in HIS Son Christ Jesus, knowing HIS Kingdom is established upon the principles of Obedience, rather than on one's personal merit or sacrifice.

Thursday April 17, 2008       "WORDs of Change!" Mark 1:15 (Amplified Version) And saying, The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled (completed), and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent (have a change of mind which issues in regret for past sins and in change of conduct for the better) and believe (trust in, rely on, and adhere to) the good news (the Gospel). I believe this scripture is the prelude to the greatest 'WORDs of CHANGE' ever spoken by Christ Jesus.

Friday April 18, 2008       "Horn of Salvation!" Luke 1:69 (Amplified Version) And He has raised up a Horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Helper, the Author of salvation] for us in the house of David His servant-- This is as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times [in the memory of man]-- That we should have deliverance and be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who detest and pursue us with hatred Luke records God's Spirit speaking through the mouth of Zachariah, that his son John would be the forerunner of the Gospel message, proclaiming Christ Jesus as our 'Horn of Salvation'.

Monday April 21, 2008       "Perfect Remedy!" 2 Corinthians 12:9 (Amplified Version) But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me! Much like the Apostle Paul, many of us will agree that we have cried out to the Lord, pleading that HE remove something or someone that is a hindrance or is troubling.

Tuesday April 22, 2008       "Travel LIGHT!" John 5:24 (Amplified Version) (Jesus speaking) 'I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words [who listens to My message] and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment [does not incur sentence of judgment, will not come under condemnation], but he has already passed over out of death into life.' These are assuring WORDs spoken by Christ Jesus, depicting the firm foundation upon which Faith in HIM is built.

Wednesday April 23, 2008       "No Fault LOVE!" 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 (Amplified Version) And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in lovefor one another and for all people, just as we also do for you,So that He may strengthen and confirm and establish your hearts faultlesslypure and unblamable in holiness in the sight of our God and Father,at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) with all His saints(the holy and glorified people of God)! Amen, (so be it)! This prayer defines the Lord's desire that my heart be filled and overflowing, increasing and exceling in the kind of Love which HE has me and for all people of every nation.

Thursday April 24, 2008       "LIGHT Changes Life!" Luke 4:42-44 (Amplified Bible) And when daybreak came, He left [Peter's house] and went into an isolated [desert] place. And the people looked for Him until they came up to Him and tried to prevent Him from leaving them. But He said to them, I must preach the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God to the other cities [and towns] also, for I was sent for this [purpose]. And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee. Early in the morning is a quiet time I like many Believers, set aside for reading God's WORD and praying to receive direction and understanding through HIS Spirit.

Friday April 25, 2008       "Heavenly Dispatch!" Matthew 10:1,7-8 (NIV) He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authorityto drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.As you go, preach this message: 'The kingdom of heaven is near.'Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons.Freely you have received, freely give. Proclaiming the Everlasting Gospel of Christ Jesus with the same 'Conviction and Fervor' as evidenced by those 1st Apostles and Disciples should be every Believer's role who confesses HIM as Savior, Lord and King.

Monday April 28, 2008       "Wind and Reign!" Acts 2:2(NIV) Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Luke records the sights and sounds which occurred on the Day of Pentecost, of a sound which likened to that of a Mighty Rushing Wind from Heaven, sweeping violently through the house where the Disciples of Jesus were assembled, and came to rest upon each of them in what appeared as 'Tongues of Fire'.

Tuesday April 29, 2008       "Clean Hands, PURE Heart!" Hebrews 2:17 (Amplified) So it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethrenin every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic)and faithful High Priest in the things related to God,to make atonement and propitiation for the people's sins. Christ Jesus, our High Priest, in HIS humanity realized the stigma that was apparent in the minds of the common people who longed to serve God, yet unless that person was appointed as High Priest, they were restricted from entering behind the 'Veil'.

Wednesday April 30, 2008       "Worshipers ARISE!" Acts 13:15 (Amplified) After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the leaders[of the worship] of the synagogue sent to them saying, Brethren, if you have any word of exhortation or consolation or encouragement for the people, say it. As Believers in Christ, offer Praises to our Creator, for whom 'All Praises Belong', and as HIS Glorious and Holy Presence is revealed, our Worship of God then becomes a corporate and unified Proclaimation of HIS Majesty and Rule.

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